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Vol. 4, No. 1
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
EX TRUSTEE WEINSTEIN DIES
COUNTY LEGISLATOR JUDI BOSWORTH?
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Port branch receives safety enhancement
MR. T’S TRIO
The first LIRR tracks to be outfitted with Positive Train Control system BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Passengers traveling on the LIRR’s Port Washington branch are the first on Long Island to ride under the watch of Positive Train Control, a safety technology that works as a second set of eyes to protect passengers against the risks of human error. The 16-mile stretch of railroad tracks between Port Washington and Woodside is the first of the Long Island Rail Road to be outfitted with the radio-based safety system that will work to “eliminate the potential for human error to contribute to train-to-train collisions, trains traveling into zones where railroad employees are working on tracks, or derailments caused by a train traveling too fast into a curve or into a misaligned switch,” according to a news release from the MTA. Transponders are installed on trains and along the tracks that will communicate to a centralized hub to transmit railroad conditions in
real time. If the radio-based system detects a train going too fast or on track to overlook a stop signal, the new technology will kick in to slow down or stop it while notifying the conductor it is doing so. MTA Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren said in a news release: “While no single technology can eliminate all risk, the introduction of the safety system dramatically reduces the risk of train accidents. The MTA remains steadfast in its drive to sustain and improve safety measures in all aspects of the operation of its railroads.” The LIRR already employs incab signaling and automatic civil speed enforcement systems which Positive Train Control will build upon. The implementation of the new safety system across all tracks of the LIRR and Metro North is slated to be completed by Dec. 31, 2020, before the MTA’s federal Continued on Page 42
PHOTO COURTESY OF PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Weber Middle School students play the trumpet with science teacher Irving Tom, who is also known as Mr. T.
Town allocates $2.6M to extend Port walking trails BY J ES S I C A PA R K S
Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail and Port Washington Bay Walk. The plan allocates the The Town of North Hempstead has approved $2.6 mil- money to fund both projects lion in its 2019-23 capital im- and both will be partly financed provement plan to extend the with grants from the state’s En-
vironmental Protection Fund. Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail will be lengthened by 3,500 feet along the western shore of the harbor. The nature trail runs parContinued on Page 42
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